Oscar Micheaux the Entrepreneur: Financing "The House behind the Cedars."

Regester, Charlene

Journal of Film and Video, v49 n1-2 p17-27 Spr-Sum 1997

States that African American filmmaker Oscar Micheaux earned himself a special place in the film history of the 1920s and 1930s for his artistry and his persistence and inventiveness in negotiating financial arrangements, which enabled him to continue producing films. Gives examples of and discusses Micheaux's skill at entrepreneurship. (PA)